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<H1><HR><I>Manual Reference Pages &nbsp;-&nbsp;</I><NOBR>stretch (3m_strings)</NOBR><HR></H1>
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     <H3>NAME</H3>

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<B>stretch</B>(3f) - [M_strings:LENGTH] return string padded to at least
specified length
(LICENSE:PD)
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<A name=contents></A><H3>CONTENTS</H3></A>
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<A HREF=#1>Synopsis</A><BR>
<A HREF=#2>Description</A><BR>
<A HREF=#3>Options</A><BR>
<A HREF=#4>Returns</A><BR>
<A HREF=#5>Example</A><BR>
<A HREF=#6>Author</A><BR>
<A HREF=#7>License</A><BR>
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     <H3>SYNOPSIS</H3>

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function <B>stretch</B>(str,length,pattern,suffix) <B>result</B>(<I>strout</I>)
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    character(len=*),intent(in)         :: str
    integer,intent(in)                  :: length
    character(len=*)intent(in),optional :: pattern
    character(len=*)intent(in),optional :: suffix
    character(len=:),allocatable        :: strout
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     <H3>DESCRIPTION</H3>

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<B>stretch</B>(3f) pads a string with spaces to at least the specified
length. If the trimmed input string is longer than the requested
length the original string is returned trimmed of trailing spaces.
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     <H3>OPTIONS</H3>

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<B>str</B> </TD><TD valign=bottom>
the input string to return trimmed, but then padded to
the specified length if shorter than length
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<B>length</B> </TD><TD valign=bottom>
The minimum string length to return
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<B>pattern</B> </TD></TR><TR valign=top><TD width=6%>&nbsp;</TD><TD>
optional string to use as padding. Defaults to a space.
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<B>suffix</B> </TD><TD valign=bottom>
optional string to append to output string
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     <H3>RETURNS</H3>

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<B></B><I>strout</I> </TD><TD valign=bottom>
The input string padded to the requested length or
the trimmed input string if the input string is
longer than the requested length.
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     <H3>EXAMPLE</H3>

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Sample Program:
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  program demo_stretch
   use M_strings, only : stretch
   implicit none
   character(len=10)            :: string=&#146;abcdefghij&#146;
   character(len=:),allocatable :: answer
   integer                      :: i
      answer=stretch(string,5)
      write(*,&#146;("[",a,"]")&#146;) answer
      answer=stretch(string,20)
      write(*,&#146;("[",a,"]")&#146;) answer
      i=30
      write(*,*)
      write(*,&#146;(1x,a,i0)&#146;) &
       & stretch(&#146;CHAPTER 1 : The beginning &#146;,i,&#146;.&#146;), 1    ,&
       & stretch(&#146;CHAPTER 2 : The end &#146;,i,&#146;.&#146;),       1234 ,&
       & stretch(&#146;APPENDIX &#146;,i,&#146;.&#146;),                  1235
      write(*,*)
      write(*,&#146;(1x,a,i7)&#146;) &
       & stretch(&#146;CHAPTER 1 : The beginning &#146;,i,&#146;.&#146;), 1    ,&
       & stretch(&#146;CHAPTER 2 : The end &#146;,i,&#146;.&#146;),       1234 ,&
       & stretch(&#146;APPENDIX &#146;,i,&#146;.&#146;),                  1235
      write(*,*)
      write(*,*) &
       & stretch(&#146;CHAPTER 1 : The beginning &#146;,i,suffix=&#146;: &#146;), 1
      write(*,*) &
       & stretch(&#146;CHAPTER 2 : The end &#146;,i,suffix=&#146;: &#146;),1234
      write(*,*) &
       & stretch(&#146;APPENDIX &#146;,i,suffix=&#146;: &#146;),           1235
  end program demo_stretch
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  Results:
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   [abcdefghij]
   [abcdefghij          ]
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    CHAPTER 1 : The beginning &#46;&#46;&#46;.1
    CHAPTER 2 : The end &#46;&#46;&#46;.......1234
    APPENDIX &#46;&#46;&#46;..................1235
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    CHAPTER 1 : The beginning &#46;&#46;&#46;.      1
    CHAPTER 2 : The end &#46;&#46;&#46;.......   1234
    APPENDIX &#46;&#46;&#46;..................   1235
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    CHAPTER 1 : The beginning     :            1
    CHAPTER 2 : The end           :         1234
    APPENDIX                      :         1235
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     <H3>AUTHOR</H3>

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John S. Urban
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     <H3>LICENSE</H3>

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Public Domain
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